March 2026 Newsletter
World Book Day
P1-P7 will be taking part in ‘World Book Day’ on Thursday 5th March. The children are invited to dress up as their favourite character from a book. Fun activities will be held throughout the afternoon in their classes due to this being PE day.
Children will all receive their £1 book token which can be used to get money reduced from books participating retailers or one FREE World Book Day 2026 book.
Our new Scholastic Book Club is up and running! Go to https://clubs.scholastic.co.uk/C-R11D5VRC to browse the latest books and order online or check out the leaflet given to your child this week. For every £1 you spend on this month’s Book Club, our school will earn 20p in Scholastic Rewards. Please place your order online by March 6th, 2026.
P6 Euroquiz
Euroquiz is an annual project open to P6 pupils across Scotland, which sees teams of four working together to broaden their knowledge of Europe and the wider world. Subjects covered include languages, history, geography, culture and European affairs. Heats take place in local authorities from February to March, with the winning teams from all areas progressing to the National Euroquiz Final in June. This will be taking place on Wednesday 11th March.
Nuffield Project
Mrs MacLeod is involved in exciting National programme, training for teachers to improve science in schools. They have already been part of some working sessions and next month are welcoming Prof. Sarah Earle from Bath Spa University to P6/7 on Monday 9th March to record some examples of practical science in primary schools. This will be collated and published soon. This is a very exciting project for our pupils to be involved in.
Library Van
The SBC Library Van will be visiting on Wednesday 18th March. Please bring in any books that need to be returned.
Red Nose Day
On Friday 20th March, pupils are invited to wear something red as part of our non-uniform day for Comic Relief. Red noses can be purchased from the online Comic Relief Shop, Sainsbury’s, amazon and other retailers. We have set up a JustGiving page this year, please click on the following link to make a donation if you wish to: https://www.justgiving.com/fundraising/rnd26-ayton-primary-school.
Dance Festival P1-3 and P3-6
The 2026 Eyemouth Cluster Schools Dance Festival on Tuesday 31st March. More information on the Dance Festival and classes participating will be available nearer the time.
P7 Transitions
P7 pupils will begin the P7 to S1 transition process with a visit to Eyemouth High School on Tuesday 10th and Wednesday 11th March. A letter has been issued to parents / carers of P7 Pupils in February with information.
P7 Residential
The next instalment in the payment plan is due by the 27th March. Parents will receive further information on the residential with forms to complete on Monday 3rd March.
##P1-P7 School Reports
This session’s school reports will be issued on Friday 27th March. Please sign and return the acknowledgement slip when you have read your child’s report, we welcome and appreciate your feedback. We will be having drop-in sessions for parents/carers on Monday 30th March 3.30pm – 5.00pm, please contact the school office to make an appointment.
P6 Greenpower Stem event
There is a planned driving session for P6 pupils and P6 pupils from Reston to take part on Friday 27th March at Ayton Primary School with our colleagues from Eyemouth High School and Eyemouth and District Rotary Club. The children are looking forward to this event.
School Holidays
The school will be closed from Friday 3rd to Friday 18th April for Easter Holidays. We re-open to all on Monday 20th April.
We are becoming a UNICEF UK Rights Respecting School
Ayton Primary School wants to be a school where children’s rights are at the heart of our ethos and culture, to improve well-being and to develop every child’s talents and abilities to their full potential. As part of this plan we are working towards recognition as a Rights Respecting School, an award given to schools on behalf of UNICEF UK.
UNICEF UK works with schools to create safe and inspiring places to learn, where children are respected, their talents are nurtured and they are able to thrive. The Rights Respecting Schools Award supports schools to put in place a set of standards based on equality, dignity, respect, non-discrimination and participation. These values stem from the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC).
Dates for Diary
- Thursday 5th March: World Book Day.
- Monday 9th March: Nuffield Project
- Tuesday 10th and 11th March: P7 pupils will visit Eyemouth High School
- Wednesday 11th March: P6 Euroquiz
- Wednesday 18th March: Library Van.
- Friday 20th March: Red Nose Day
- Wednesday 25th March: Information evening for P7 parents at Eyemouth Primary School
- Friday 27th March: School reports issued
- Friday 27th March: P7 residential payment due
- Friday 27th March: P6 pupils will be joined by Reston pupils for a Greenpower event
- Tuesday 31st: Dance Festival
- Monday 6th to Friday 17th April: School closed – Easter Holidays
- Monday 20th April: All resume